Discipline

[Aquarius]

when my grandchildren got caught breaking bottles, they were made to sweep up all the glass using old toothbrushes. they never did it again.

 

[PurpleLass]

I would always give a warning first and if the bad behaviour continued then I would carry out my threat.

That's quite often the place where people fall down these days - they make empty threats and don't carry them out. The best bit of advise I was given when I was about to be a parent was never to make threats that I wasn't prepared to carry out.

 

[T.C.]

As a kid I admit I was a buggaroo, but when I got caught I got the deserved walloping. It taught me respect, and at 18 I joined and served twelve years in the R.N.. This again teaches young people respect. I must admit I was a bit hard on my kids, but they still love and respect me ,and regularly bring the grand kids and great grand kids from yorkshire at least once a month to see us, that is love and respect, even though they tell me I was a hard father.